linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6.1.y] selftests/mm: Move default_huge_page_size to vm

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Message-ID: <2025102236-dismiss-liability-4e6a@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:35:56 +0200
From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Leon Hwang <leon.hwang@...ux.dev>
Cc: Lance Yang <lance.yang@...ux.dev>, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, david@...hat.com,
	lorenzo.stoakes@...cle.com, shuah@...nel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6.1.y] selftests/mm: Move default_huge_page_size to
 vm_util.c

On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 02:20:26PM +0800, Leon Hwang wrote:
> 
> 
> On 22/10/25 14:07, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 22, 2025 at 02:01:26PM +0800, Lance Yang wrote:
> >> +Cc: Greg
> > 
> > I have no context here at all :(
> 
> Hi Greg,
> 
> This patch fixes a build error in the 6.1.y tree.
> 
> The mm selftests failed to build, likely because some patches were
> missed during backporting. I believe it's better to fix it directly here.

Why not take the original patches instead?  That's almost always the
proper thing to do.

thanks,

greg k-h